Italy's interior minister says EU trying to 'swindle' Britain - Sunday Times

 

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Matteo Salvini attends a news conference about a trilateral meeting, during an informal meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers in Innsbruck, Austria, July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Italy's far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has accused the European Union of trying to cheat Britain out of the Brexit it voted for, according to extracts from a newspaper interview published late on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050557-italys-interior-minister-says-eu-trying-to-swindle-britain-sunday-times/

 

Couple gunned down in shadow of "Buddha Mountain" in Sattahip

 

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A young Bangkok couple were executed in the car park of Khao Chi Chan known as Buddha Mountain, a well-known tourist attraction near Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050561-couple-gunned-down-in-shadow-of-buddha-mountain-in-sattahip/

 

Fake visa scandal: Nearly 100 Myanmar people arrested since start of June

 

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A leading immigration spokesman has warned people in Myanmar to double check their visas to ensure that they have not been duped with fake stamps.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050564-fake-visa-scandal-nearly-100-myanmar-people-arrested-since-start-of-june/

 

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‘Yanui’ the crocodile is probably from a crocodile farm

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Experts believe that ‘Yanui’, the crocodile caught yesterday off Layan Beach, is not from the wild. The crocodile tried to return to land several times during its 12 days swimming in the sea along the west coast of Phuket, prompting croc experts to think it has been raised in captivity.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050523-phuket-warns-of-action-against-croc-breeders/?do=findComment&comment=13219803

 

Chiang Mai wife grabs her "philandering" husband's Glock and shoots him dead in bed

 

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Hang Dong police were called to the scene of a shooting in a bedroom behind a mini mart in their jurisdiction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050565-chiang-mai-wife-grabs-her-philandering-husbands-glock-and-shoots-him-dead-in-bed/

 

Man killed in Patong road accident

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A man has died in Patong after he appears to have lost control of his motorbike on Saturday (July 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050566-man-killed-in-patong-road-accident/

 

"Not the full ticket" driver steals Number 7 bus and goes for a joy ride

 

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A driver in Bangkok was aghast when he realized his Number 7 bus had been pinched from under his nose.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050569-not-the-full-ticket-driver-steals-number-7-bus-and-goes-for-a-joy-ride/

 

Australian coroner finds death of Iranian asylum seeker preventable

 

Protesters hold placards as they hold a demonstration outside the Brisbane Magistrates Court for Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei, who died of severe sepsis from a leg infection in the offshore detention centre on Manus Island in 2014, in Brisbane, Australia, July 30, 2018. AAP/Darren England/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian coroner found on Monday that the death of an Iranian asylum seeker held on a remote Pacific island was preventable and called on the Australian government to put the health of detainees first.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050571-australian-coroner-finds-death-of-iranian-asylum-seeker-preventable/

 

Video: Car cuts in front of pick up that flips and hits pole - but all four survive

 

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CCTV footage from a Friendship Highway intersection in Ban Phai district of Khon Kaen showed a Suzuki Ciaz cross the path of a fast moving Isuzu pick-up.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050572-video-car-cuts-in-front-of-pick-up-that-flips-and-hits-pole-but-all-four-survive/

 

WATCH: Horrific moment crocodile mauls arm of keeper in northern Thailand

 

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Horrific footage posted to Facebook shows the moment a crocodile mauled the arm of its keeper at a show in Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050575-watch-horrific-moment-crocodile-mauls-arm-of-keeper-in-northern-thailand/

 

Hua Hin is smiling - at least for Thais doing ID card business

 

Picture: Facebook Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn

 

A government office for Thai people is being opened on the second floor of Market Village in downtown Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050576-hua-hin-is-smiling-at-least-for-thais-doing-id-card-business/

 

Man talked down from pedestrian bridge jump

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man was restrained and taken to hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Thalang Police last night night managed to prevent a man from jumping off a pedestrian bride onto the busy Thepkrasattri Rd last night (July 29).

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050577-man-talked-down-from-pedestrian-bridge-jump/

 

Murder hunt on as locals make grisly discovery in Loei reservoir

 

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Locals in Pha Khao district of Loei in Thailand's north-east discovered the corpse of a man half floating in a reservoir.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050578-murder-hunt-on-as-locals-make-grisly-discovery-in-loei-reservoir/

 

Video: Possible tragedy averted as express train comes into Hua Hin station

 

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Thai media spoke to a man who took a video near Hua Hin station on Saturday that showed a pick-up truck crossing the tracks as the Thaksinarat 31 express neared.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050579-video-possible-tragedy-averted-as-express-train-comes-into-hua-hin-station/

 

EGAT: Ubol Ratana Dam’s structure still sound

 

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KHON KEAN, 30tj July 2018, (NNT) - According to the Director of Ubon Ratana Dam, the reservoir’s structure remains intact, dismissing the public’s concerns over the possibility that it could collapse in a similar manner to Xepian-Xe Namnoy dam in Laos. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050583-egat-ubol-ratana-dam’s-structure-still-sound/

 

Top Ten tips for riding a motorbike in Thailand

By Tim Newton

 

 

Motorbikes and scooters are the most popular mode of transport in Thailand, and most of south east asia. The 110cc step-thru is ubiquitous. Most just go and go and go – they’re astonishly reliable. Whilst you’re meant to change the oil once a month we suspect most don’t get their oil changed once a year, or ever.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050585-top-ten-tips-for-riding-a-motorbike-in-thailand/

 

Largest Movie Theater Chain in Thailand Going Crypto

 

 

Thailand’s largest movie theater chain, Major Cineplex, is reportedly integrating crypto payments to allow customers to pay for its services and products with cryptocurrency, including movie tickets and popcorn. Thailand recently began regulating crypto businesses. This week, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission started accepting license applications from crypto operators.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050589-largest-movie-theater-chain-in-thailand-going-crypto/

 

Five children rescued from Phuket surf, one missing

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

One of the children, Nawapol Laolang, 12, a student at Muang Thalang School, points to where he and his friends were caught in the rip current. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The search is underway this afternoon (July 30) for a child dragged out to sea by a strong rip current at Nai Yang Beach.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050600-five-children-rescued-from-phuket-surf-one-missing/

 

Deutsche Bank shifts large part of euro clearing to Frankfurt from London

 

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Deutsche Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank <DBKGn.DE> has moved a "large part" of its euro clearing activity to Frankfurt from London, a spokesman confirmed on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050612-deutsche-bank-shifts-large-part-of-euro-clearing-to-frankfurt-from-london/

 

India sparks fear by excluding 4 million from citizens' list in Assam

 

Villagers wait outside the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre to get their documents verified by government officials, at Mayong Village in Morigaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India July 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Monday it had excluded more than 4 million people from a draft list of citizens in the border state of Assam who could not produce valid documents, a move that has sparked fears about the future of thousands in the region.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050616-india sparks-fear-by-excluding-4-million-from-citizens-list-in-assam/

 

IEAT prepares to handle flooding at industrial estates

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th July 2018 (NNT) – The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has drafted plans in case flooding affects any of 55 industrial estates across the country, and ordered particular wariness at three estates, where earthen dykes and water gates are to be reinforced. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050617-ieat-prepares-to-handle-flooding-at-industrial-estates/

 

 

Family asks Crimes Suppression to intervene in probe over daughter’s suspicious death

By The Nation

 

 

The family of a teenager who suspiciously sustained fatal injuries brought an empty coffin to the Crimes Suppression Division (CSD) on Monday to press for legal action against three suspects.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050624-family-asks-crimes-suppression-to-intervene-in-probe-over-daughter’s-suspicious-death/

 

Akara rejects vote affirming mine leak by fact-finding committee

By The Nation

 

Akara Resources, the operator of the Chatree mine at the centre of a controversy over health accusations by locals, has rejected the conclusions of a fact-finding committee that confirmed leakage from the company’s first tailing storage facility (TSF1).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050625-akara-rejects-vote-affirming-mine-leak-by-fact-finding-committee/

 

Monsoon floods ravaging southern Myanmar

 

Residents hold onto a child as they walk through floodwaters in the Bago region, some 68 km away from Yangon, on July 29, 2018. Heavy monsoon rains have pounded Karen state, Mon state and Bago region in recent days and show no sign of abating, raising fears that the worst might be yet to come. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU

 

Monsoon floods have affected nearly 100,000 people and killed at least 10 across Karen and Mon states and Bago Region in southern Myanmar, according to government media reports today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050626-monsoon-floods-ravaging-southern-myanmar/

 

Mission: Impossible - the franchise's behind-the-scenes battles

By Mark Harrison

 

 

The Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the most eclectic and hard-wearing franchises in cinematic history.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050628-mission-impossible-the-franchises-behind-the-scenes-battles/

 

The outstanding documentary on the life of Robin Williams is on TV tonight

By PAUL MOORE

 

 

Trust us, it’s absolutely incredible.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050629-the-outstanding-documentary-on-the-life-of-robin-williams-is-on-tv-tonight/

 

Kiki challenge: police warn against dangerous viral dance

By Kate Lyons

 

Police from around the world have warned people that the Kiki challenge is dangerous Photograph: Justin Carpenter

 

Police around the world have warned people against doing the “Kiki challenge”, after multiple people attempting the viral dance have been injured.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050630-kiki-challenge-police-warn-against-dangerous-viral-dance/

 

Navy SEAL releases clip of under-water atmosphere in Tham Luang cave

 

 

The Thai Navy SEAL today released a video clip showing what its divers had to encounter while diving  from the so-called Chamber 3 of Tham Luang Khun Nam-Nang Non cave to Nern Nomsao, a ledge deep inside the cave where the 12 Wild Boars (Moo Pa) boys and their football coach had taken shelter while waiting for help.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050640-navy-seal-releases-clip-of-under-water-atmosphere-in-tham-luang-cave/

 

Song and dance accompanies cheques for Khon Kaen elderly and physically challenged

By The Nation

 

 

More than 300 elderly and physically challenged locals in Khon Kaen province received more than they may have hoped for on Monday, as delivery of their state-provided monthly subsidies were accompanied by fun-filled performances.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050641-song-and-dance-accompanies-cheques-for-khon-kaen-elderly-and-physically-challenged/

 

Feeling spurned, Khaosan sellers to march on city hall

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

 

Khaosan Road at night. Photo: Bfick / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — Khaosan Road vendors Monday called for a demonstration tomorrow to protest City Hall’s failure to explain new regulations to be enforced in two days.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050648-feeling-spurned-khaosan-sellers-to-march-on-city-hall/